Improved wool-press



U. B, WILLIAMS, on

erro@ LOWELL, MIorIIeAN.

IVIPROVED WOOL-PRESS.

Specification forming part ot' Letters Patent- No. 51,3?7, dated December 5, 1565.

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, U. B. WILLIAMS, of Lowell, in the county of Kentand State of Michigan, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Wool-Presses; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the Same, reference being had to the accompanyiugdrawings,formiugpart of this specification.

Thepresentinvention consists in a novel construction of a press, adapted niore especially for wool, whereby simplicity, cheapness, effectiveness, and durability are secured, as willbe apparent frein the following deseriptiomreference being had to the accompanying plate of drawings, ot' which Figure l is a plan or top View of my ilu! proved wool-press; Fig. 2, a side View of the same, showing a portion in section; Fig. 3, a transverse vertical section taken in the plane ofthe linea-, Fig. l; and Figs.4and 5 detail A views ofthe press follower or plunger.

a a in the drawings represent the supporting frame-work ot' the press b, attached to or secured upon its top pieces, c c, with its four sides d, f, g, and h hinged to the common bottom piece, Z, so as to beswun g up into a vertical position or down upon the fra me a, in the form er of which positions they are tightly h cld together by cross-ties or braces m m.

n is the plunger or follower, made of corresponding shapeto the periphery ofthe interior of the press and closelyfitting the saine, which `ter, for convenience in raising or loweringit 'by any suitable etmnt-icting cord, pulleys, The endsp p ot" the top portion ot' the plunger o project over the` side or end pieces ot' the press, and, when desired to bring the plunger to bear Aand compress the wool previously insertedi-in the press, are connected by clasps q q, through eords or ropes r r, with a common treadle or lever, s-s, so that by bearing down upon Vthe treadlc with i.liei"oot,o1in any proper manner, tllepllinger is causedV to correspondingly compress or act upon the wool in the press, as is evident without further explanation,` a pawl, t, by catehingin the teeth un ot' the treadle, holding it in any' desired position.

o o are boxes for holding twine, cord, or

pressed wool, from which boxes it is passed up through the apertures a a in the sides ot' the press and about the wool therein, and secured as is now ordinarily practiced in wool-pressin of.

To hohl the treadle in `an elevated position in order;to disengage its ropes wr from the plunger, it is only necessary to engage its outer endv wit-h the stud lro ofthe lever-pawl t, as can be readily seen by inspection ot' the drawings..

I claiin as new and desire to secure by liet ter-s Patent- 'lhe arrangement and construction ofthe wool-press herein described.

vURlAll B. WILLIAMS Witnesses:

J. M. MATIInwsoN,

plunger has a xed staple, 0, atvor near its een J. BSHICAR.

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